Engineered Microwaves Might Fight Epilepsy, Pain, and Parkinson’s
Team led by Professors Ji-Xin Cheng and Chen Yang succeeds in suppressing seizure-causing neurons
Irving Bigio’s DermaSensor Tech Featured in TIME’s List of the Best Inventions of 2024
DermaSensor’s titular device is the first of its kind cleared by the FDA for use by non-specialist physicians.
Martin Thunemann and Ella Zeldich Receive $2.3M for Organoid Project
Assistant Professors Martin Thunemann (BME) and Ella Zeldich (Anatomy & Neurobiology) were recently awarded with a $2.3 million R01 grant from NIH (National Institute of Aging) for the next three years, with the option of a non-competitive extension to five years. The project is entitled “Understanding neuronal dysfunction in Down Syndrome using assembloids and xenotransplanted […]
Darren Roblyer’s Team introduces a noninvasive method to monitor postprandial cardiovascular health
Check out this MedicalXpress article featuring Darren Roblyer and team!
Memory Serves Them Well
Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has built a diverse, vibrant community of young scientists in his memory lab
Computational and systems neuroscience needs development – Ben Scott “the Transmitter” Article
Embracing recent advances in developmental biology can drive a new wave of innovation.
Hadi Nia and Student Rohin Banerji Featured in Laser Focus World
Crystal ribcage opens black box of a functioning lung to optical imaging: A transparent ‘crystal’ ribcage enables first real-time, high-resolution optical imaging of a functioning lung from whole organ down to single-cell scales.
Designing a Better World for the People Sat Beside You – Professor Chen Yang’s Lab Works to Enhance Retinal and Brain Implants
by Danny Giancioppo, Photos by Chris McIntosh Nanomaterials & Interdisciplinary Research For recently promoted Professor Chen Yang (ECE, Chem, MSE), making a societal impact through her work––utilizing nanotechnology to research, understand, and develop retinal and neurostimulative devices––is everything. The interdisciplinary nature of her research, meanwhile, is a natural part of the process. “It’s interdisciplinary because […]
The Cocktail Party Problem – Kamal Sen Featured in American Hearing Research Foundation Article
“Most of what we know about the human brain comes from technologies like F MRI where people are lying in this machine and their brains are being imaged. We don’t know very much at all about how the brain is activated in natural settings – when people are walking around, looking at a scene, moving […]
BU’s Core Organoid Research Spans CRC & MED Campuses to Restore Organ Function
By Danny Giancioppo and Jack Osmond | Photos Supplied by Martin Thunemann, Ella Zeldich, and Ben Wolozin Organoids are a growing trend in biomedical research fields internationally––but what are they? As the name suggests, it’s a simplified model of an organ made up of cells, studied both in vitro (outside a living organism) and in […]